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Barring AP journalists from an official presidential event because of the news outlet's editorial decisions is an affront to the First Amendment and a free press,
PEN America program director Tim Richardson said The area lies solely in the United States and as president, Trump has the authority to change federal geographical names within the country,
Anything less sets a dangerous precedent and erodes the fundamental values of a free society,
As a global news agency that disseminates news around the world, the AP must ensure that place names and geography are easily recognizable to all audiences,
It is alarming that the Trump administration would punish AP for its independent journalism,
Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office. This afternoon, AP’s reporter was blocked from attending an executive order signing,
AP Executive Editor Julie Pace said in a statement The White House cannot dictate how news organizations report the news, nor should it penalize working journalists because it is unhappy with their editors’ decisions. The move by the administration to bar a reporter from The Associated Press from an official event open to news coverage today is unacceptable,
Please be advised that the FAA is in the process of updating our data and charts to show a name change from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and a name change from Denali to Mount McKinley. This will be targeted for the next publication cycle,
the FAA said in a charting notice There are other examples where the AP refers to a geographical place by more than one name. For example, the Gulf of California is sometimes referred to as the Sea of Cortez. The U.S. government has designated that body of water as the Gulf of California, while Mexico recognizes it as the Sea of Cortez,
the AP wrote in its guidance That said, I hope that news outlets Trump punishes by restricting their access to briefings, signings and the like will take the opportunity to double down on hard-hitting investigations that don't require access to ceremonies and spin sessions."
It's ironic that the same president who just weeks ago touted his executive order purporting to restore freedom of speech now wants to bar news outlets from executive order signings if they don't use his preferred language. One might say the hypocrisy runs as deep as the Gulf of Mexico,
As a global news organization, The Associated Press informs billions of people around the world every day with factual, nonpartisan journalism.”
AP’s executive editor, Julie Pace, said in a statement The people voted for major government reform and that’s what the people are going to get.”
When asked about those who have called Musk’s anti-government efforts a “hostile takeover” of the executive branch, Musk said Mexico, as well as other countries and international bodies, do not have to recognize the name change,
This afternoon AP's reporter was blocked from attending an executive order signing,
The Associated Press will refer to it by its original name while acknowledging the new name Trump has chosen,
Limiting our access to the Oval Office based on the content of AP's speech not only severely impedes the public's access to independent news, it plainly violates the First Amendment,
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